Canopy-support.



No. 718,370. 1 PTENTBD. JAN. 13, 1903.

LMUGFUR.

GANOPY SUPPORT.

APPLIGATION FILED APR 21, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN MUGFUR, OF ASPEN, COLORADO.

CANOPY-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No, 718,370, dated January 13, 1903. Application filed April 21, 1902. Serial No. 103,927. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MUGEUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aspen, in the county of Pitkin and State of Colorado, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Canopy-Holders, of which the following is a specication. Y

My invention is an improvement in canopies for use on bedsteads, lounges, tables, or the like or for application to vehicles or on lawns; and the invention consists in certain novel constructionsV and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention as applied` to a bedstead with the canopy extended to protect the bed from mosquitoes, flies, or other insects. Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating the joint between the upright and the lateral arm. Fig. 3 illustrates the joint between the lateral arm and the canopy handle or sta. Fig. lillustrates the socket or holder and the construetion of the upright for coperation therewith, and Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views.

The holder A is preferably of metal and has near its ends holes A yfor screws or nails by which the holder may be secured to a bedstead, carriage, or other su pport. I make the holder with the opposite longitudinal slots A2, from which extend the notches A3, the notches sloping downward, as shown. By preference I make the holder with the two longitudinal sections B, which are spaced apart attheir ends to form the slots A2 and are united near their upper ends by the band C, which has the laterally-projecting loops C' opposite the slots A2 to permit the passage of the pins D' on the upright D. This upright D ts in the socket or holder and is provided with the pins D' to traverse the slots A2and enter the notches A3, so the upright may be adjusted longitudinally in the holder and secured in any desired, adjustment by engaging* the pins D in any suitable pair of opposite notches A2, which can be readily effected by partially rotating the upright within the holder. At its lower end the upright D may be sharpened, as shown at d, so the upright can be forced into the ground when the device is used on a lawn.

The lateral arm E 4is jointed at one end to upright.

' the canopy shade or cover.

the upper end of the upright D by means of a link E', which is pivoted at its opposite ends to the upright and to the arm, so the arm can be turned into line with the upright or at a right angle thereto. 'A sleeve F is fitted over the arm and may be adjusted to a position over the link E', and when in such position the sleeve F will lock the upright and arm in alinement, the sleeve being stopped in such adjustment by engagement with a pin d near the upper end of the upright D. At the same time the sleeve F is slotted at its upper end at f, so it can be adjusted along the arm E clear of the link E to permit the folding of the upright and lateral arm side by side, and when the sleeve is adjusted to such position the slots slide along pins E2 on thelateral arm. If now it is desired to secure the lateral arm at a right angle to the upright, the sleeve F is adjusted to bear at one end against the pins E2 and at its other end against the side of the upright, in which position it will brace the lateral arm in position at a right angle to the upright'. By the described construction it will be seen the sleeve can be adj usted to lock the upright and the lateral arm in alnement to permit the folding of the upright alongside the lateral arm and to serve as a support for holding the lateral arm at a right angle to the At its endk opposite its connection with the upright the lateral arm has jointed to it at G one end of the umbrella handle or staff G, which supports the canopy. The canopy has a suitable cover H, and while it is somewhat after the fashion of an umbrella it differs therefrom in that the ribs I are jointed to a notch J, which slides along the bed or table, upon which 'it is to be applied.

As shown, the netting M is supported upon I usually secure IOO it in place by means of safety-pins M', and it will be understood the said netting is of sufficient size and length to serve the purpose for which it is intended, and when desired the covering may be omitted and the netting placed on the top of the short rods.

In practice the canopy may be made of any suitable size and can be used horizontally on lawns, beds, tables, carriages, or elsewhere, and when desired for use as a shelter from the sun on lawns it can be arranged vertically, in which case the upright and the lateral arm might be secured in alinement by means of the sleeve adjusted as before described.

It will be noticed that the notch J is secured to a runner J', which runner is slidable along the staff G in opening and closing the canopy, the said runner sliding upward along the staff and thence along the lateral arm when said arm and staff are brought into alinement, thus permitting the use of a short staff and enabling me to arrange the canopy quite near to the lateral arm.

In placing the netting on the top of the short rods, as before referred to, the canopy may be inverted to bring it to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. l, with the short rods or stretchers above and secured by the small cap or button g on the end of the staff, as best shown in Fig. 5. When so applied, the netting may entirely envelop the bed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The improved canopy herein described, comprising the holder, having the longitudinal slots and the notches therefrom, and having the loops at its upper end in line with the longitudinal slots, the upright having lateral pins operating in the slots and notches of the holder and through the connecting-loops near the upper end thereof, the pin or stop near the upper end of the upright, the lateral arm, the link connecting the upright and arm and pivoted to both said parts, the stop-pin on the arm, the sleeve sliding on the arm and upright between the stop-pins thereof and slotted at one end, whereby such end may be projected past the stop-pin on the lateral arm to permit the folding of the upright alongside the arm and the said sleeve being adjustable to position to hold the arm and upright in alinement and to secure the arm at a right angle to the upright, the canopy staff or handle jointed to the other end of the upright, and the canopy supported on said staff or handle, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with the upright having a stop-pin, and the lateral arm having a stoppin, of the link connecting the said upright and lateral arm and pivoted. to both said parts, the sleeve supported on the arm and upright between said stop-pins and slotted at one end to extend past the stop-pin of the lateral arm at such end, the said sleeve being adjustable to dierent positions whereby to permit the folding of the upright alongside the arm, to secure the upright and arm in alinement, or to hold the arm at a right angle to the upright, the canopy, and the canopy-staff connected with the lateral arm, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the upright, the lateral arm, the link connecting the upright and lateral arm and pivoted to both said parts, and the slotted sleeve supported on the arm and upright over the connecting-link, the arm and upright being provided with stop devices cooperating with the sleeve, and the latter being adjustable to different positions whereby to secure the upright and arm in alinement, to hold the arm at a right angle to the upright, or permit the folding of the upright alongside the arm, substantially as set forth.

JOHN MUGFUR.

Witnesses:

T. J. BURNS, WM. STONE. 

